I Want Revenge out for awhile

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I Want Revenge, who had to be scratched from the Kentucky Derby after it was found he had some swelling in his left front ankle, is off the Triple Crown trail. He might not return to the races until the fall but he could also be back at the end of the summer.

That’s what Dr. Foster Northrop, a Kentucky-based veterinarian said Sunday. The colt has a minor ligament strain in the ankle.

“From what I am seeing, it is not a career-ending injury because it was caught early and handled appropriately,” Northrop said. “He could race again this fall.”

Northrop said he might also be avble to return to training in 45 days, which could mean the Wood Memorial winner could reappear in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in late August.

I Want Revenge is going to to Lexington Monday morning to have an MRI at the Rood & Riddle Equine Clinic..

Northrop said the decision not to run I Want Revenge in the Derby was a good one. He said had the colt run, he would have definitely hurt himself.